European Business Review: Volume 36 Issue 4

Economic policy uncertainty and SMEs’ investment efficiency in France: does competitive pressure matter?

Taher Hamza, Zeineb Barka, Jean-François Verdie, Maher Al Sayah

This paper aims to investigate empirically the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on small-to-medium enterprises’ (SMEs) investment efficiency and whether product market…

Subsidiary political embeddedness: mechanisms for leveraging local competences

Ana Botella-Andreu, Cristina Villar, José Pla-Barber, Ulf Andersson

This study aims to investigate the drivers of political embeddedness and the possible outcome in terms of autonomy and subsidiary unique competences.

Winning hearts and minds: the charismatic leader’s role in SME productivity

Charbel Salloum, Hajer Jarrar, Nathalie Chaanine, Maher Al Sayah, Jean-François Verdie

This study focuses on exploring charismatic leadership within Lebanese Information Technology (IT) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and its influence on productivity…

Do trade barriers have the same effect on SMEs in a country under sanctions? The case study of Iran

Khadijeh Hassanzadeh, Kiumars Shahbazi, Mohammad Movahedi, Olivier Gaussens

This paper aims to investigate the difference between the impacts of indicators of trade barriers (TBs) on bankrupt enterprises (BEs), new enterprises (NEs) and other enterprises…

Cross-cultural examination of successful entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises

Ana Balhico, Renato Pereira, Hajer Jarrar

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential variances in strategic entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across different countries while also…

Antecedents of Industry 4.0 capabilities and technological innovation: a dynamic capabilities perspective

Ayman wael AL-Khatib, Ahmed Shuhaiber, Ibrahim Mashal, Manaf Al-Okaily

This paper aims to empirically examine the impact of dynamic capabilities on Industry 4.0 capabilities in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Jordan. It also aims to examine…

Green manufacturing practices and SMEs’ sustainable performance: a moderated mediation mechanisms of green innovation and managerial discretion

Adel Omar, Alaa Al-shari, Syed Haider Ali Shah, Gül Erkol Bayram, Eman Zameer Rahman, Marco Valeri

Drawing on the resource-based view, ecological modernization theory and upper-echelon theory, this study aims to explore how green manufacturing practices (GMGP) affect the…